svall
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Either formed as an abstraction from the Swedish verb svälla, or borrowed from German Schwall (or Middle High German swal). Doublet of svullnad and svulst.
Noun
[edit]svall n
Usage notes
[edit]Used both to concretely describe sudden movements of bodies of water, as well as more abstractly (for example to describe emotions).
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | svall | svalls |
| definite | svallet | svallets | |
| plural | indefinite | svall | svalls |
| definite | svallen | svallens |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “svall”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “svall”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- svall in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)